On 10/28/2025 11:15 AM, n1bkb--- via TowerTalk wrote:
While I have not tried the grounding system you suggested, I checked with the
mfr of my Zero Five 43' vertical and he approved my alternate grounding
solution.
Radials and other counterpoise systems are NOT GROUND, and are NOT
intended to couple to the earth! They are the other half of the antenna,
an attempt to provide a low resistance path for the antenna's return
current. On-ground and buried radials DO couple to the earth, but that
is a BAD thing, because the earth is a big resistor. The greater the
number of radials, the lower the loss.
I suggest that you go back and study all that has been contributed to
this long discussion, including the slides for my tutorial talk on 160M
antennas, which is really about radial and counterpoise systems. The
concepts apply to all base-fed verticals that have a low-impedance
feedpoint, regardless of what band they're used on.
http://k9yc.com/160MPacificon.pdf
73, Jim K9YC
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